Tag: /dev

Block size of my partition is 4096 (it can be checked using dumpe2fs command). So reserved space on my partition is about 6,3 Gb and equal missing size from hd command. How to change Reserved Block Count Reserved Block Count for given partition can be changed using tune2fs command sudo tune2fs -m 0 /dev/sda3 where…

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Been a while since I posted ;) For some strange reason, recently I got an urge to try out ArchLinux. After much deliberation finally decided to try out ArchLinux again, in VirtualBox. My little install guide I compiled as I was reading through the Official ArchLinux Install Guide + Beginner’s Guide. Please note: This is…

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Howdy folks! Been a *loong* time since I last posted isn’t it? Just been busy with work & travel (won’t bore you with the details, just check my personal blog). I’ve been looking forward to the upcoming openSUSE 11.2 version ( it’s no secret that I’m a fan of openSUSE), but the main problem for…

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Previously I’d posted on auto-mounting partitions at startup using pysdm. This post shows how you can do so by making use of mount command. Below steps require root priviliges, so switch to root or prefix sudo to the commands. For mounting NTFS drives with read and write support, open the terminal and type mount -t…

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In my previous posts I’d written on how to mount your partitions using the mount command. In the post I’d mentioned that you’d have to mention the partition that you want to mount by specifying /dev/device_name as part of the command. The question that would come to your mind is, How do I know which…

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This is yet another of the posts was lying in my drafts, decided to dust it off and publish it! Remember that all these assumes that your router is connected to the LAN port, if it’s connected to the USB port, then disconnect it and connect to the LAN port. If you dont have a…

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Last week, the openSUSE team announced the first Beta release of openSUSE 11.0! Some of the many enhancements and features in the new release include the incredibly fast package management (libzypp), KDE 3.5.9 and 4.0.3, GNOME 2.22.1, a beautiful new installer, live CDs and much more. What’s New

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Only three weeks after Alpha1, we’re glad to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 2. There are various exciting changes in there that we would like to have feedback on. For more screenshots head over to the Screenshots/openSUSE 11.0 Alpha2 wiki page Changes since openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 1 KDE 4.0.1 replaced KDE 3.5.8…

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With the new year beginning we kick start major development into the next version of openSUSE: openSUSE 11.0. A very early alpha version, Alpha 1, is now available for download and testing. The Beautiful New Look of the Installer Despite many other products being developed in parallel to Factory, we have seen a heavy stream…

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This excellent Linux installation guide was written by my friend, “The Trojan” initially on the CHIP forums. So all credits to him, for writing this excellent post(and note that I’ve taken his permission to reproduce it here). I am writing this down considering the fact that most of the newbies who want to try out…